There will be no booing in the Garden tonight when the Rangers' starting goalie is announced. Kevin Weekes said last week that he needed to know if he was one of one or one of two, meaning goalies in the starting rotation. He is now officially one of two, with Henrik Lundqvist getting the start vs. Islanders despite Weekes being back to full health after four days of rest. Read what Coach Renney and Weekes have to say on the subject in the Daily News, Journal News, Newday, and Star-Ledger.
The articles also report that Jeff Taffe will make his Ranger debut in place of Ville Nieminen, who will be scratched for his undisciplined penalties. Fedor Fedorov is likely to make his Ranger debut as well, unless Marcel Hossa is good to go. Tom Poti will be back on the ice, though it is uncertain who will not dress on D as a result.
The Post revisits the issue of Jaromir Jagr's still reluctant captaincy. Profile of Jagr and his hot start by the Canadian Press. The Times gets the take of several NHL people on whether the new rules have opened up the game (only Bobby Holik doesn't think so, but that may have more to do with how poorly his team has fared than anything else).
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